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"The Trade Federation Troop Carrier earned a BrickScore of 78.9 and a 4.55 owner rating from the 174 collectors lucky enough to obtain it, and multiple expert reviewers called it one of the best Star Wars GWPs in years, with only the restrictive purchase-threshold acquisition model drawing consistent criticism."
The Trade Federation Troop Carrier (40686) earned near-universal praise from the reviewers who could get one, scoring a BrickScore of 78.9 and a 4.55 owner average across 174 ratings. Expert reviewers from MandRproductions, Five Lonely Clones, Solid Brix Studios, The Brothers Brick, and Brickset all called it a high-quality, collector-focused build, praising its brown-and-tan color scheme, deployable battle droid rack, and eight included battle droids. The near-universal caveat is practical: as a 2024 May the 4th gift-with-purchase requiring a $160+ LEGO.com spend during a narrow five-day window, most fans simply could not buy it, and it is now retired and only available on the secondary market.
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"I'm going to give it a 9.4 out of 10 like I said the only problem is that small gap between the rack and the front of the Droid carrier everything else is great"
Five Lonely Clones"to me this set is quite literally a 10 out of 10 it's as perfect as they come"
MandRproductions"I've got to say the battle droid Troop Carrier is maybe one of my favorite gwps"
Solid Brix Studios
"If you are a fan of the prequel films and other content from that era of Star Wars or are looking to expand your droid army this set is a great addition"
The Brothers Brick
"This model looks excellent and suitably marks the 25th anniversary of The Phantom Menace, but seems better suited to army building than limited promotional availability."
Brickset Reviews
"Despite some minor shortcomings, I think the model on the whole is a success."
Jay's Brick Blog
"I still feel like this is too expensive for what it is some people will disagree with me there but I was not raised rich I am not rich I feel like I've always had to work for my money um hard at that and I feel like I va…"
JANG's LEGO Reviews"I'm going to give it a 9.4 out of 10 like I said the only problem is that small gap between the rack and the front of the Droid carrier everything else is great"
"to me this set is quite literally a 10 out of 10 it's as perfect as they come"
"I've got to say the battle droid Troop Carrier is maybe one of my favorite gwps"
"If you are a fan of the prequel films and other content from that era of Star Wars or are looking to expand your droid army this set is a great addition"
"This model looks excellent and suitably marks the 25th anniversary of The Phantom Menace, but seems better suited to army building than limited promotional availability."
"Despite some minor shortcomings, I think the model on the whole is a success."
"I still feel like this is too expensive for what it is some people will disagree with me there but I was not raised rich I am not rich I feel like I've always had to work for my money um hard at that and I feel like I value I value things I value work"
As a gift-with-purchase (GWP), owners overwhelmingly love the Trade Federation Troop Carrier for its playability and droid army aesthetic, with frustration focused almost entirely on the limited availability and GWP-only distribution rather than the set itself.
Amazon4.6
LEGO.com4.1
